Agricultural production is the main consumer of water. Future population growth, income
growth, and dietary shifts are expected to increase demand for water. The paper presents a …

Cities play a prominent role in our economic development as more than 80% of the gross
world product (GWP) comes from cities. Only 600 urban areas with just 20% of the world …

People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but significantly more for
producing things such as food, paper and cotton clothes. The water footprint is an indicator …

This paper reviews the evolvement of water footprint assessment (WFA) as a new research
field over the past fifteen years. The research is rooted in four basic thoughts:(1) there is a …

Sustainable utilization of water resources has become a crucial topic worldwide. Study of the
water resources ecological footprint (WEF) has important theoretical and practical …

China's booming economy has brought increasing pressures on its water resources. The
water scarcity problem in China is characterized by a mismatch between the spatial …

National Water Footprint Accounts: The Green, Blue and Grey Water Footprint of Production and
Consumption, Volume 2: Appendices Page 1 University of Nebraska - Lincoln …

Recent analyses of the evolution and structure of trade in virtual water revealed that the
number of trade connections and volume of virtual water trade have more than doubled over …

Using the water footprint concept, this impactful book aids our understanding of how we can
reduce water consumption and pollution to sustainable levels. Since the publication of the …

Over the past two decades, a continuously expanding list of footprint-style indicators has
been introduced to the scientific community with the aim of raising public awareness of how …